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15. August 24,
Help Net Security – (International) Risky mobile behaviors are prevalent in the
government. Lookout released findings from a report revealing that 14,622 Lookout-enabled devices
across 20 Federal agencies encountered 1,781 app-based threats, that employees
use personal mobile devices in various ways that can compromise agency network
security, and that 18 percent of Federal employees with personal and
government-issued smartphones reported encountering malicious software, among
other findings. Source: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=18790

· Crews reached 10 percent containment
August 24 of the Okanogan Complex Fire that has burned over 400 square miles in
Washington and is now the largest fire in State history. – Associated Press

16. August 24,
Associated Press – (Washington) Washington wildfire is now largest in state
history. Crews reached 10 percent containment August 24 of the Okanogan
Complex Fire that has burned over 400 square miles in Washington and is now the
largest fire in State history. Firefighters battled 16 other wildfires in
central and eastern Washington covering over 940 square miles that have damaged
or destroyed more than 200 homes. Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/im-alive-%E2%80%94-people-survey-damage-from-washington-fire/ar-BBm2hHc

· A man died of a self-inflicted gunshot
wound after entering a Federal building in New York August 21, and shooting and
fatally injuring a security officer. – WCBS 2 New York City

24. August 21,
WCBS 2 New York City – (New York) Police: Gunman shoots security officer dead, kills
self at Varick Street Federal building. A man died of a self-inflicted
gunshot wound after entering a Federal building in New York August 21, and
shooting and fatally injuring a security officer. The building was placed on
lockdown and evacuated while officials investigated the incident.

25. August 24,
Securityweek – (International) Zero-day flaws found in Dolphin, Mercury
browsers for Android.A security researcher discovered a vulnerability in
the Dolphin Web browser for Android in which a man-in-the-middle (MitM)
attacker could inject a specially crafted file to arbitrarily write files or
execute remotely, as well as unpatched insecure Intent URI scheme
implementation and path transversal vulnerabilities in the Mercury Web browser
that could allow a remote attacker to read and write arbitrary files within the
application’s data directory.Source: http://www.securityweek.com/zero-day-flaws-found-dolphin-mercury-browsers-android

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About Me

U.S. Army Retired Chief Warrant Officer with more than 40 years in information technology and 35 years in information security. Became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional in 1995 and have taught computer security in Asia, Canada and the United States. Wrote a computer security column for 5 years in the 1980s titled "for the Sake Of Security", penname R. E. (Bob) Johnston, which was published in Computer Decisions.
Motto: "When entrusted to process, you are obligated to safeguard"